Worksheet Overview

QUESTION 1 of 10

In this activity, we are going to be using letters from two words to make a new word.

Here are two groups of words. Letters from the two words on the outside of the brackets are used to create the word on the inside of the brackets.

crab (able) lend fish ( ____ ) open

We need to work out how crab and lend can be joined to make the word able, and then use this same rule to make a new word with fish and open.

In this case, we take the last two letters of the first word and the first two letters of the second word.

crab (able) lend fish ( ____ ) open

So the answer is shop!

Let’s try another:

Can you work out the pattern here?

shot (ship) trip flag ( ____ ) shop

We use the first two letters from the first word shot and the last two letters from the word trip to make the word ship.

So we need to use the first two letters from flag and the last two letters from the word shop to make our mystery word. Our mystery word is flop!

shot (ship) trip flag (flop) shop

Pssstt!! Here’s a handy hint to help you reach superstar status:

First, think about the way the middle word is put together in the first group.

Then, follow the same pattern to find the missing word in the second group.

In this activity, you will need to be a word wizard and find the missing word in a pair.

Let’s get started!

Are you up for another challenge, word wizard?

Here are groups of words:

currant (antler) roller, refuse (___) hopeful

The second word is missing in one of the groups of words.

Following the same pattern as the first pair, find the missing word.

Here are groups of words:

sandwich (chop) mop, pea (___) catch

The second word is missing in one of the groups of words.

Following the same pattern as the first pair, find the missing word.

Here are groups of words:

monster (sterling) calling, pursuit (___) probable

The second word is missing in one of the groups of words.

Following the same pattern as the first group, find the missing word.

Here are groups of words:

whisper (perish) relish, extra (___) marvel

The second word is missing in one of the groups of words.

Following the same pattern as the first pair, find the missing word.

Halfway there now!

Here are pairs of words:

scalp (alpine) fine, musical (___) revealed

The second word is missing in one of the groups of words.

Following the same pattern as the first group, find the missing word.

Here are groups of words:

redo (does) tables, vertigo (___) food

The second word is missing in one of the groups of words.

Following the same pattern as the first group. find the missing word.

Here are groups of words:

limbo (boot) root, care (___) fast

The second word is missing in one of the groups of words.

Following the same pattern as the first pair, find the missing word.

Nearly there, word creator!

Here are groups of words:

regret (return) churn, star (___) forget

The second word is missing in one of the groups of words.

Following the same pattern as the first pair, find the missing word.

Here are groups of words:

salsa (said) solid, owe (___) entertainment

The second word is missing in one of the groups of words.

Following the same pattern as the first pair, find the missing word.

The final question ... phew!

Here are groups of words:

underwater (waterproof) fireproof, profound (___) conversation

The second word is missing in one of the groups.

Following the same pattern as the first pair, find the missing word.

ANSWERS

Question 1

Are you up for another challenge, word wizard?

Here are groups of words:

currant (antler) roller, refuse (___) hopeful

The second word is missing in one of the groups of words.

Following the same pattern as the first pair, find the missing word.

CORRECT ANSWER

Useful

EDDIE SAYS

Good effort! In each group, the last three letters of the first word and the last three letters of the third word are joined to make a new word. Did you get this one OK? Remember to always look for the pattern in the first group of words and then apply it to the mystery word.

ANSWERS

Question 2

Here are groups of words:

sandwich (chop) mop, pea (___) catch

The second word is missing in one of the groups of words.

Following the same pattern as the first pair, find the missing word.

CORRECT ANSWER

Each

EDDIE SAYS

Did you catch the answer?! In each group, the last two letters of the first word and the last two letters of the third word are joined to make a new word. This gives us 'ea' from 'pea' and 'ch' from 'catch'. Great word creating!

ANSWERS

Question 3

Here are groups of words:

monster (sterling) calling, pursuit (___) probable

The second word is missing in one of the groups of words.

Following the same pattern as the first group, find the missing word.

CORRECT ANSWER

Suitable

EDDIE SAYS

A suitable solution! In each group, the last four letters of the first word and the last four letters of the third word are joined to make a new word.
Don't worry if some of the words are new to you in these questions - just find the pattern and you will be able to work out the missing word even if you don't know what it means!
Of course, you should then look up any words that are new to you in a dictionary, so that you can extend your vocabulary!

ANSWERS

Question 4

Here are groups of words:

whisper (perish) relish, extra (___) marvel

The second word is missing in one of the groups of words.

Following the same pattern as the first pair, find the missing word.

CORRECT ANSWER

Travel

EDDIE SAYS

Let's marvel at the marvellous answer! In each group, the last three letters of the first word and the last three letters of the third word are joined to make a new word. It's magic really, isn't it?!

ANSWERS

Question 5

Halfway there now!

Here are pairs of words:

scalp (alpine) fine, musical (___) revealed

The second word is missing in one of the groups of words.

Following the same pattern as the first group, find the missing word.

CORRECT ANSWER

Called

EDDIE SAYS

The answer is revealed! Did you get it? In each group, the last three letters of the first word and the last three letters of the third word are joined to make a new word. This gives us 'cal' from 'musical' and 'led' from 'revealed', which together make the word 'called'. Excellent word creating!

ANSWERS

Question 6

Here are groups of words:

redo (does) tables, vertigo (___) food

The second word is missing in one of the groups of words.

Following the same pattern as the first group. find the missing word.

CORRECT ANSWER

Good

EDDIE SAYS

It's a good one! In each group, the last two letters of the first word and the last two letters of the third word are joined to make a new word. Are you getting to grips with these puzzles? Remember to use a dictionary to look up any words that are new to you.

ANSWERS

Question 7

Here are groups of words:

limbo (boot) root, care (___) fast

The second word is missing in one of the groups of words.

Following the same pattern as the first pair, find the missing word.

CORRECT ANSWER

Rest

EDDIE SAYS

That was a fast one! In each group, the last two letters of the first word and the last two letters of the third word are joined to make a new word. This gives us 're' from 'care' and 'st' from 'fast', making the word 'rest'. Hopefully, you can manage to complete this worksheet before you need to take a rest!

ANSWERS

Question 8

Nearly there, word creator!

Here are groups of words:

regret (return) churn, star (___) forget

The second word is missing in one of the groups of words.

Following the same pattern as the first pair, find the missing word.

CORRECT ANSWER

Target

EDDIE SAYS

You're a star! In each group, the last three letters of the first word and the last three letters of the third word are joined to make a new word.
Did you get confused by the fact that the first word started with 're' as well as having 're' in the middle of it? Sometimes there can be repetition and it means that you have to be extra careful to make sure the pattern works for both groups of words.

ANSWERS

Question 9

Here are groups of words:

salsa (said) solid, owe (___) entertainment

The second word is missing in one of the groups of words.

Following the same pattern as the first pair, find the missing word.

CORRECT ANSWER

Went

EDDIE SAYS

An entertaining question! In each group, the last two letters from the first word and the last two letters of the third word are joined to make a new word. This creates the word 'went', using the 'we' from 'owe' and the 'nt' from the end of 'entertainment'. Last question coming up!

ANSWERS

Question 10

The final question ... phew!

Here are groups of words:

underwater (waterproof) fireproof, profound (___) conversation

The second word is missing in one of the groups.

Following the same pattern as the first pair, find the missing word.

CORRECT ANSWER

Foundation

EDDIE SAYS

Knowledge is built on a strong foundation! In each group, the last five letters of the first word and the last five letters of the third word are joined to make a new word. Hope you enjoyed this activity, word creator!

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